High Prairie Cemetery, Muscatine Co IA
High Prairie Cemetery
Lake Twp, Section 35

This  listing is a combination of visitor contributions, WPA and Musser Library records, personal research and a listing sent to me by Diana Hansen, who walked the cemetery on 17 Sep 1997.  Corrections and additions were then  made as a result of  my August 1998 visit to Muscatine County.   This listing should be used only as a guideline as conflicts between information provided did exist and the reading of old tombstones is not an exact science.


Name                    Birth/Age    Death          Notes/Inscriptions
ADDLEMAN, Dallas              1845         1924
ADDLEMAN, Elizabeth    67y 2m 6d    30 Aug 1887    w/o John
ADDLEMAN, Frank        27 Jul 1876  29 Mar 1954
ADDLEMAN, Infant       02 Jun 1891  02 Jun 1891    s/o W.C. and C.E.
ADDLEMAN, J.M.         16 Jun 1871  02 Jul 1941   "A heart as big as the
                                                   world, but there was no
                                                   room to harbor a wrong"
                                                   Knight of Pythias/Am Vet
ADDLEMAN, John         79y 10m 27d  17 Dec 1901
ADDLEMAN, Prudence            1851         1892    d/o John & Hannah White
ALLMANDINGER, Bess M.         1896         1993
ALLMANDINGER, Fred B.         1894         1952
ALLMANDINGER, Linos                        1923
ALLMANDINGER, Robert D.       1933         1960
BALSER, Clara                 1888          .       d/o J.M. & Margaret
BALSER, Infant
BALSER, John M.               1856          .       "Father"
BALSER, Margaret              1857          .       "Mother"
BALSER, Mary                  1880          .
BARCLAY, Caroline                                   d/o W.D. and S.A.
BARCLAY, Charles C.                                 s/o W.D. and S.A.
BARCLAY, Robert                                     s/o W.D. and S.A.
BARCLAY, Sarah A.                                   d/o W.D. & M.S.
BARGER, Hattie B.       2y 11m 7d   21 Sep 1879     d/o W.J. & M
BARGER, Margorie       45y 2m       04 Jan 1879     w/o W.J.
BARGER, Porter         29y          06 Sep 1874     s/o J & N
BARGER, William Jr.    72y 6m 1d    09 Aug 1898
BARTLETT, Estella           1870           1870     inf. d/o M & Rebecca
BARTLETT, Rebecca      23y 4m 1d    23 Feb 1870     w/o M. Bartlett nee Hoopes
BECKER, Daisy E.             1898          1948
BECKER, Edward F.            1888          1961
BECKER, Evelyn R             1928          1939
BENEDICT, Andrew        70y 8m 4d          1895     "Father"
BENEDICT Anna M.                                    d/o A & S
BENEDICT, Caroline
BENEDICT, Caroline                                  d/o A & S
BENEDICT, Elizabeth                                 d/o A & S
BENEDICT, Henry                                     s/o A & S
BENEDICT, Joseph                           1850
BENEDICT, Sarah       81y 10m 9d           1895     w/o Andrew Benedict
BOILER, Sarah         02 Nov 1819   17 Dec 1893
BOWLBY, Elizabeth     09 Feb 1817   30 Mar 1899
BOWLBY, Thomas        11 May 1818   04 Feb 1895
BRAUNS, Henry W.             1906          1977
BRAUNS, Janet E.      04 Aug 1947                    w/o Robert G
BRAUNS, Lorena L.            1909          1985
BRAUNS, Robert G.     26 Apr 1939    05 Aug 1985     married 01 Sep 1972
BREAKENRIDGE, Carrie  16 Mar 1856    02 Oct 1919
BREAKENRIDGE, Hiland  04 Jun 1818    10 Feb 1908     b. Bennington, VT
BREAKENRIDGE, Celena  05 May 1819    10 Mar 1882     w/o H. nee Sage
BUMGARDNER,George Franklin 64y2m28d  12 Jul 1872
BUMGARDNER, Jacob     74y 5m 9d      27 Apr 1890
BUMGARDNER, John                            1862     Civil War Vet
BUMGARDNER, Michael                         1841
BUMGARDNER, Nancy     52y 10m 2d     27 Dec 1874     w/o Jacob
BUMGARDNER, Porter
BUMGARDNER, Sarah     86y 3m 3d      12 Mar 1892
BUSH, Elizabeth       87y            23 Oct 1879     "Mother" w/o Thomas
BUSH, Fred
BUSH, Mary            07 Oct 1879    07 Oct 1879
BUSH, Thomas          65y            05 Nov 1898     "Father"
BUSH, William         12 Jul 1874    02 Jul 1950
CASTINE, Susan K.            1869           1947
CASTNER, Jacob                              1880
CHAPMAN, Henry               1802           1880
CHAPMAN, Jacob        58y 4m 1d      14 Dec 18?0
CHAPMAN, William H            1832          1920     Co C 1st Ia Inf-Civil War
CHOWN, Elizabeth Alpin 20 Jul 1820    20 Jul 1874     b. Devonshire England
CHOWN, John           11 Jan 1820    15 Feb 1904     b. Devonshire England
CHOWN, Wilhelmina     20 Sep 1892    13 Jun 1893
CLARK, Jennie                                        d/o Rev. Clark
CROSON, Charles F.    24y 3m 6d      28 Jul 1865
CURRIE, Alla                                         granddaughter of John White
EDWARDS, George A.    01 Apr 1837    25 Aug 1869
EDWARDS, Sarah        16 Dec 1844    29 Sep 1870     w/o W.G. Edwards
EICKELBERGER,Johanne L.15 Mar 1933       .           w/o Richard E.
EICKELBERGER Levi Watts      1904           1991     f/o Richard,Virgil,Donna & Martin
EICKELBERGER Richard E.23 Aug 1929                  f/o Linda,Kenneth, Susan
                                                    Sharon,Donald & James
                                                    married 5 Oct 1952

EICKELBERGER, Susanna L      1904           1989     w/o Levi

EUSTLER, Infant                             1910
FITZGERALD, Effie     02 Nov 1872                    nee Bush
FLETCHER, Ann         13 Jan 1822    25 Feb 1908     w/o John
FLETCHER, Eda Ann     8y 7m 20d      31 Jul 1872
FLETCHER, John        46y 8m         10 Jan 1870
FLETCHER, Sarah E.    13y 8m 27d     14 Nov 1871
FLETCHER, Thomas L.          1856    12 Apr 1905
FOSTER, Charlie              1882           1889
FOSTER, Elizabeth     07 Dec 1848    29 Jul 1915    w/o Jeremiah
FOSTER, James Herbert 18 Oct 1817    13 Dec 1893    s/o F.W. & Jennie
FOSTER, Hattie               1872           1872
FOSTER, Jeremiah      06 Mar 1844    19 Jul 1902    44th IA Inf Co. B
FOSTER, Lloyde               1893           1893
FOSTER, Louie                1886           1886
FOSTER, Mollie               1868           1870
FOSTER, Willie               1874           1874
FOSTER, Wife of James 14 Mar 1818    21 Aug 1899
FRANKLIN, Nancy                             1873    w/o Rev. J.S. Franklin
FUTSLER, James Herbert 22 Jul 1907 .                s/o F.W & Jennie
GARVIN, Ewster M.      1y 2m 3d      11 Feb 1887
GEERTZ, Sophia                1862          1891    w/o A.H. Geertz
GEIRSE, Henry                 1881          1943
GEIRSE, Liddie R.             1886          1968
GILKYSON, Courtland    57y 7m 28d     11 Dec 1880
GILKYSON, Amy S.        71y 6m 2d     13 Oct 1898
GILKYSON, Samuel       28y 10m 11d    14 Sep 1879
GOLDSBERRY, Clyde B.   23 Dec 1862    10 Aug 1880
GOLDSBERRY, Emmaline S. 23 Apr 1821   29 Sep 1892
GOLDSBERRY, Samuel A.        1830            1919
GOLDSBERRY, Silas            1812            1877
GOLDSBERRY, Sarah            1819            1898   w/o Silas
GOLDSBERRY, William D.       1859            1948
GRAHAM, Mary V.              1871            1948
GRAHAM, William R.           1858            1932
GRIGGS, Dale Christopher 04 Mar 1966 01 Aug 1994    HM 3 US Navy  "Chris"
HITCHCOCK, Arlene R          1916             .     m/o Bion and Neil w/o Stewart
HITCHCOCK, Cornelia   25 Feb 1865    27 Jun 1954    w/o John A.
HITCHCOCK, Stewart E.        1915             .     married 25 Sep 1938
HITCHOCK, Josiah      30 Jun 1863    21 Nov 1865
HITCHOCK Alice Mary   15 May 1868    15 Sep 1869
HITCHOCK,George Franklin 16 Jun 1873 07 Jun 1874
HITCHOCK,Phoebe Cassandra 03 Dec 1837 05 Jan 1911
HITCHOCK, Josiah Chapman 12 Jul 1821 15 Feb 1904
HOOPES, Bessie I.     25 Jan 1873    21 Oct 1962    d/o N & A
HOOPES Bobby          1y 11m 22d     14 Nov 1886    s/o RF & SJ
HOOPES, Clara         3y 11m 1d      22 Apr 1862    d/o RH & SJ
HOOPES, Ernest W.           1904            1980
HOOPES, Estella           6m 18d     28 Aug 1870
HOOPES, Gladys L.           1924            1993
HOOPES, J. Wendell          1902             .
HOOPES, John A.      12 Apr 1849     13 Dec 1928
HOOPES, Joyce E.     04 May 1932     14 Feb 1986
HOOPES, Laura N.            1905            1981
HOOPES, Lindley      05 Sep 1815     08 May 1912
HOOPES,Martha Butler 21 Dec 1858     03 Aug 1895    w/o John A. Hoopes
HOOPES, Mary Addleman 06 May 1819    12 May 1904    w/o Lindley Hoopes
HOOPES, Mary M.       19 Sep 1850    12 Mar 1893    w/o T.J.
HOOPES, Morris W.            1925           1975
HOOPES, Noel M        26 Dec 1931            .
HOOPES, Reece H.      03 Apr 1819    26 Sep 1906
HOOPES, Ruth E               1906           1960
HOOPES, Scott J.      07 May 1959    07 Mar 1995
HOOPES, Stella
HOOPES, Susan R.      11 Jul 1830    20 Feb 1891
HOOPES, Thomas J.M.                                 U.S. Marine Corps
HOOPES, Walker R.     22 Apr 1862    01 Feb 1908    s/o  Reese & Susan
HOWELL, Gertrude C.          1901           1990    w/o H. Clyde
HOWELL, H. Clyde             1897           1974    Parents of Leilah M.
HURLBUT, Clarissa     59y            01 Nov 1873    w/o Elizur Hurlbut
HURLBUT, Elizur       07 May 1815    21 Nov 1900
JONES, Martha         70y            31 Aug 1879    mulatto employed by Hoopes family
KEMP, Clarinda Anderson 9 Oct 1810   28 Oct 1873    Second marker Clara A
                                                    1810-1873 "Grandmom"
                                                    also on site
LANDON, Lois A.      02 Oct 1935           .
LANDON, Ross R.      21 Mar 1934           .
LEGLER John R.                                      new stone "Father"-WPA
                                                    lists Legler family as
                                                    being buried here
LIRTHAN, Neil S.    25 Nov 1945    16 Jan 1994      s/o Stewart and Arlene
LUEDTKE, Adolph G.         1876           1955
LUEDTKE, Anna May          1880           1962
LUEDTKE, Baby
LYI (IYI) Michael     6y 3m 4d     19 Aug 1841      s/o G & S
LYI (IYI) John       19y 2m 27d    19 Dec 1863      s/o G & S
MANDEN, Harriet            1807           1882
MANDEN, Henry              1835           1870
MANDEN, Mary A.            1832           1872
MANDEN, Thomas             1808            .
MARSHALL, Bena S.          1880           1957
MARSHALL, Scott            1879           1946
MCCONNAHA,Chester Bell 30 Nov 1866 28 Jul 1888       21y 9m 26d
MCCONNAHA, John     16 May 1823    20 Feb 1905
MCCONNAHA, Mary R.  17 Dec 1826    12 Dec 1914
MCCONNAHA,William C 16 Apr 1855    05 Dec 1855
MILHOLIN, Emma      16y 4m 7d      29 Jan 1896
MILHOLIN, Isabella                 10 May 1850     1 w/o Richard
MILHOLIN, Jane Ann  80y 3m 13d     13 Aug 1881     d/o John & Maria
MILHOLIN, Joseph          1864            1925
MILHOLIN, Matilda  41y 5m 3d       12 Jun 1885     w/o Richard
MILHOLIN, Richard  05 Jan 1837     25 Jun 1905
MINDER, Fred              1883            1959
MINDER, George     06 Nov 1862     21 Mar 1906
MINDER, Jacob             1832            1917
MINDER, Mary Ann          1838            1922
MINDER, S-----                                     illegible
MOXLEY, Harriet           1848            1871
MOXLEY, Mary C.           1800            1879
PERKINS, Delia E.  17 Mar 1882     20 Sep 1941
PERKINS, Judson T. 04 Dec 1885           .          Reverand
PERRY, Sophia      22 Jan 1842     24 Nov 1884     "Mother"
PUGH, Clara        03 Sep 1861     05 Sep 1932     "Teacher"
PUGH,Harriet Victoria 2 Mar 1836   16 Sep 1904
PUGH, Zada         16 Jan 1873     10 Jun 1962
RANKIN, Benjamin   2m 4d           07 Jul 1860     s/o B.B. & Sarah
RANKIN, Nancy J.   32y             12 Aug 1873     w/o Rev. J.S. Rankin
RANKIN, Sarah      44y 22d         28 Sep 1873     w/o B.B.
REAY, Elizabeth J.        1855            1931
REAY, John B.             1853            1929
REX, Anna
REX, Charles W.    7m 3d           23 Aug 1874
REX, Hetty         84y             06 Mar 1880     w/o Edward
REX, Jennie R.                     18 Oct 18--     d/o Charles & Hetty
REX, Mother
REX, Viola
REYNOLDS, Arthur A.       1887            1969
REYNOLDS, David A. 28 Oct 1907     28 Oct 1907
REYNOLDS, Jane Ann   10y           05 Sep 1864     d/o John & Maria
REYNOLDS, John       74y           08 Jul 1884
REYNOLDS, Maria      63y           31 May 1876     w/o John
REYNOLDS,Mary Frances 24 Jun 1898  24 Jun 1898
REYNOLDS, Rose A.           1888          1979
RICE, Frank                               1887
RICE, Louisa H.      14 Jan 1827   23 Apr 1911
RICE, Mary A.                      07 Jul 1890     w/o Milton Rice
RICE, Viola                               1863     w/o Frank
RICKER, Frances H.  16 Sep 1877    07 Jul 1916    w/o Raymond C. nee Hitchcock
ROWLAND, Bethany     16 Oct 1888
ROYSTER, Daisy       14 May 1884  19 Dec 1925      w/o Fred
ROYSTER, Jane               1829         1917      "wife"
ROYSTER, Lizzie             1858         1897      "daughter"
RYNEARSON, Armina J.        1868         1912      nee Shepard
RYNEARSON, Freemont  16 Jun 1856  11 Mar 1878
RYNEARSON, Infant           1887         1887      s/o FE & L
RYNEARSON, Martha    10 Feb 1866  19 May 1887
RYNEARSON, Rachel    04 Apr 1835  16 Dec 1877      w/o D.C.
SCHLEIGEL, Albert K.        1930           .
SCHLEIGEL, Leliah M.        1924           .       w/o Albert K. nee Howell
SCOTT, John M.       58y          26 Feb 1875      "Father"
SCOTT, Martha        71y          12 Mar 1914
SIMMELINK, Anna            1886          1896     d/o William and Theodora
SPANGLER, Charles    87y 2m 0d    12 May 1884
SPANGLER, Lucinda    84y 1m 10d   15 May 1890
SPRINGER, Susie E.   3y 3m 9d     04 Sep 1886     d/o J & Hannah
STORMES, Bessie I.                22 Oct 1885     d/o N & A
THACKER, Roberta Sue 28 Jan 1862  20 Dec 1994
THOMAS, Ellen D.            18-0         1918     m/o Frank Thomas; nee Thompson
THOMAS, Franklin            1868         1957
THOMAS, Lura B.             1873         1940     w/o Frank Thomas; nee Bailey; b. Green Co, TN
UNKNOWN, Martha
VORHERMARK,
   Frederick Wilhelm 10 Jun 1813  15 Jun 1884     b. in Lecincen, Germany

VOWELS, George      20y 8m        26 Jun 1873

WATTS, Ella R.      29 Apr 1859   25 Jul 1860
WATTS, Elmore E     07 Aug 1757   06 May 1858
WATTS, John C.      21 Jan 1827   08 Jun 1914
WATTS, Louisa A.                                  nee Rice; and children
                                                  1857-1887
                                                  wife of John C
WATTS, Parmal G.    05 Apr 1876   11 Feb 1887
WEDEKIND, Alice J.         1933     .
WEDEKIND, Edwin W.         1916     .
WEDEKIND, Randy L.         1957          1982
WEDEKIND, Sherry L.        1957
WHITE, Elizabeth           1864          1936
WHITE, George H            1865          1936
WHITE, John                                       Lot 13, Blk A w/grandaughter
WHITE, Hannah       66y 3m 0d     13 Nov 1892
WILLIAMS, Alvin E.  21y 7m 21d    01 Jul 1863     s/o D & O
                                                  Civil War 11 Ia Inf Co I
WILLIAMS, Dyer      86y           15 Mar 1876
WILLIAMS, Orenda    73y 8m 8d     03 Oct 1873     w/o Dyer
WILLIAMS, Warham W. 15y 1m 13d    22 Feb 1837     died Bidlar County, Ohio
WILLIAMS, West      25y 8m 25d    10 Aug 1850     died Caison Rim, Az
WOOD, Henry C.      21 Dec 1865   23 Mar 1866
WOOD, Nancy J.      25 Feb 1843   03 Sep 1870
WOOD, William J.    08 Apr 1867      Jun 1867

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